>>From A Study of Black Craftsmen NCGSJ Vol XI No 1 and 2 1985 > >COOPER, Nathaniel. Aged sixteen years, he was apprenticed as a carpenter >to John C. STANLEY, also Black, of Craven County in 1819. (Craig, p. 369) > >JONES, Allen. A free black blacksmith, who lived in Raleigh in 1842. He >offended some white men, who forcibly removed him from his house and >seriously injured him. The 1830 Census lists JONES as owning six slaves. >(Boykin, p. 14; Woodson, p. 26) > >JONES, James. A free black orphan, was apprenticed as a house carpenter to >John E. PATTERSON of Cumberland County in 1840. (Craig, p. 368) > >JONES, Jery. A twelve year old mulatto, was apprenticed as a house >carpenter to Anderson MATTHEWS of Lincoln County in 1821. (Craig, p. 347) > >JONES, John. A free black orphan, was apprenticed as a painter to William >R. MINOR of Bertie County in 1822. > >JONES, John. A free black, aged thirteen, was apprenticed as a carpenter >to John COPELAND of Wake County in 1838. (Craig, p. 366) > >JONES, Samuel. Formerly bound to Jordan HILL, Samuel was apprenticed as a >carpenter to Arthur FOX of Franklin County in 1808. (Craig, p. 323) > >LONG, Tom. A free black, aged sixteen, who was apprenticed as a carpenter >to John DEWEY of Craven County in 1817. (Craig, p. 341) > >REED, James. A free Mulatto, aged twelve, he was apprenticed as a house >carpenter to William NICHOLS of Chowan County in 1810. (Craig, p. 328) > >SCOTT, Benjamin. A free black, ages seven, who was apprenticed as a >cabinetmaker to James D. ROYSTER of Wake County in 1837. (Craig, p. 242) > >THORNTON, James. A free black who was apprenticed as a carpenter to Uriah >SANDY of Craven County in 1817. (Craig, p. 341) > >TYLER, William. A free black, aged eleven, who was apprenticed as a house >carpenter of Jonathan HART of Cumberland County in 1825. (Craig, p. 98) >Notes: >James H. Craig, THE ARTS AND CRAFTS IN NORTH CAROLINA 1699-1840 >(Winston-Salem: Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts, 1965 >James BOYKIN, THE NEGRO IN NORTH CAROLINA PRIOR to 1860 (NYC: Pageant >Press, Inc., 1958) >Carter G. Woodson, ed., FREE NEGRO OWNERS OF SLAVES IN THE UNITED STATES in >1830 (Westport, CT: Negro University Press, 1968, ca. 1924), pp. v-vi, >24-26. > > > >---------- >> From: SLF@aol.com >> To: dysmithroyer@dtgnet.com >> Subject: Re: Black Craftsmen in NC Surname list >> Date: Thursday, November 19, 1998 11:46 AM >> >> In a message dated 98-11-19 09:54:49 EST, you write: >> >> Some notes: >> a study of black craftsmen in the South before 1850; slave and free, >Most >> slaves came from VA; some from West Indies and Africa. >> NC had reputation as haven for fugitives. Includes a list of names of >> black craftsmen with information about each person. >> ________ >> You have no idea how timely this post was. I would love any info on the >> surnames below. Thanks ever so much. >> Sheila >> ______ >> >> TYLER >> >> THORNTON >> >> REED >> >> SCOTT >> >> LONG >> >> JONES >> >> COOPER >------------------------------------------------------------------------- >- African Ancestored Genealogy Discussion >- To unsubscribe, email: Majordomo@MsState.Edu >- In body of message: unsubscribe afrigeneas >- >- Afrigeneas archives: http://www.msstate.edu/listarchives/afrigeneas/ >------------------------------------------------------------------------- >